Cyprus reported no coronavirus deaths for the first time in a week on Thursday, with new daily cases down by a handful to 3,078, hospitalisations dropped to 222 and critical cases were up at 69. The health ministry said in its Covid bulletin that the death toll for February remained unchanged at three and 736
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Local thunderstorms, lightning and hailstones caused power cuts in Limassol and Paphos villages as an alert said bad weather would continue until Friday. Troodos, Paphos and Nicosia saw hail, while the rest of the island was hit periodically by heavy thunderstorms and strong winds. As a result, the Met Office issued a yellow warning for
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Owners of hospitality and nightclub venues are disappointed at the government’s hesitance to ease COVID-19 measures like a ban on dancing and rules on unvaccinated teenagers. From Friday, unvaccinated teenagers aged 12 to 17 will be allowed back into restaurants, cafes, and theatres if they have a negative PCR or rapid test no older than
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COVID-19 battered Cyprus tourism began its recovery in 2021, but arrivals of holidaymakers to the Mediterranean island were still 50% below the pre-pandemic record of four million, official data showed Thursday. Last year, 1.93 million tourists visited Cyprus, a spike of 206.7% since 2020 when the island banned commercial flights from March to June to
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Two eye surgeons face criminal prosecution over botched cataract operations performed on eight patients; one died, the others suffering serious post-surgery complications resulting in loss of sight. According to police sources, the two doctors, based at Nicosia’s Apollonion hospital, have been charged with medical negligence following instructions of the legal services. Attorney-General George Savvides decided
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A visit of Saudi Arabia’s Armed Forces chief to Cyprus opens a “new window of cooperation” between the two countries, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said. President Nicos Anastasiades received on Wednesday the Saudi Chief of Armed Forces Fayyad bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili at the Presidential Palace. Petrides said the visit strengthened defence ties between Saudi Arabia,
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A 5.1 magnitude earthquake shook Cyprus Wednesday night, the third quake to be recorded on the island in less than a month; officials said there were no casualties. Civil Defence said no serious structural damage or injuries was recorded following Wednesday’s quake. The latest earthquake was recorded at 11.04 pm local time on Wednesday. It
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Deputy Ministers for Tourism and Shipping have welcomed assurances of Royal Caribbean’s interest to invest in Cyprus, expressing their readiness to enhance cooperation with the cruise liner. The world’s biggest ship, the Wonder of the Seas, is docked at the Limassol port. Ben Bouldin, Royal Caribbean’s Vice President for Europe, the Middle East and Africa,
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Municipalities want to install their own traffic cameras to monitor roads for offences like illegal parking within their jurisdiction, asking Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos to facilitate legal issues. Local authorities request that the ministry promote legislation so that municipalities could employ traffic cameras to capture violations such as parking offences. The issue arose after part
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Blockchain is set to shake up the worldwide payments system for the better, amid growing adoption of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, and a flurry of financial innovation as central banks push to develop their own digital currencies (CBDCs), predicts the CEO of a leading fintech. The U.S. Federal Reserve, the world’s most influential central bank, has
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